- Konnichiwa, minna-san,
my name is Shana, and I'm ITA alumni
who has been living in Japan now for two years.
So this video is supposed to be all about what a typical
weekend for me living in Hikone, Shiga, Japan is.
But let me start off by saying, there is no such thing
as a typical weekend for me living here.
I currently work Eikaiwa,
I am in the middle of switching jobs however,
but with Eikaiwa you don't always
have a Saturday, Sunday holiday schedule.
My days off are actually Sunday and Monday,
and every weekend is completely different for me.
So, because I'm off Sunday, Monday, usually
Saturday night is what would be a typical Friday night,
and when I finish work, we usually start the night off
with a drink at the (speaking foreign language)
with some of my co-workers and then
many different things can happen after that.
Sometimes there's a festival that we go to.
(crowd chanting and chattering)
Sometimes, we go to my favorite sports bar, Yabs.
(singing)
- She was in three, so--
- Sometimes, we just have drinks
at my place or at a friend's place.
(people chattering)
And sometimes, we go to karaoke.
(singing)
So Sunday fun day, sometimes means a trip to Kyoto
which also sometimes means staying out
until the first train in the morning the next day.
♪ You used to call me on my cellphone ♪
- [Shana] Late night when you need my love.
It may also mean walking
or cycling through town on a beautiful day.
(upbeat music)
It may also mean going swimming in Lake Biwa.
(waves crashing)
Many times, it means going to my favorite café.
Sometimes, we even have snowball fights.
- [Announcer] No forfeits are accepted as part
of the brutality in the games,
and that team will simply be punished through snowballs.
- And of course, it usually means
game night where my friends and I get together,
we play card games, we play board games,
we play video games, we play all types of games,
we even do role play games sometimes.
- Three, two, one.
- Oh!
- You're fucked!
(laughing)
- And even though Monday is like my Sunday,
that doesn't mean that I stay home.
Some Mondays are similar to if not flip-flopped with Sunday.
Usually though, it's my adventure day,
where I go somewhere new, somewhere exciting,
somewhere we've never been with my Jap-animals.
We go to things like temples.
They brought us tea, tea, and a beautiful view.
Castles.
(upbeat music)
Shrines.
Hanami parties.
(upbeat music)
Hiking.
(upbeat music)
Interesting seasonal lighting displays.
(upbeat music)
Different cafés or restaurants for food and drinks.
- [Reporter] Reel it in, see what it looks like?
- [Camera Person] Me too!
(laughs)
- [Reporter] Look at the joy, the pleasure of strawberries.
(satisfied groans)
(upbeat music)
(toasting in foreign language)
- Barbecues.
(upbeat music)
Cave diving.
- [Camera Person] Did he just step on you?
(laughs)
- And who knows what else?
And usually we end our Monday night
with watching the newest episode of The Walking Dead
or Game of Thrones or whatever TV show
we're obsessed with at that time.
(tv show playing)
- Yes! (gasps)
- Rick, come on!
As I said before in my previous video,
there's also the option living here to take a weekend
and travel to another country for a cheap price,
especially South Korea because it's so close.
But that being said, there is no such thing
as a typical weekend, living in Japan.
There's so many opportunities and so many different things
to see and it's definitely worth
taking advantage of while you're here.
So if you guys like this video,
if you have any sort of questions,
feel free to ask them.
You can check out the ITA website
and also follow their social media if you want to know more
about my life, my adventures, ask me questions directly.
You can also check out my social media
and let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for watching, guys. (blows kiss)
Bye!